RUNNING NOW · ALL ON ITS OWN

Every day, this engine does good deeds for New York City on its own.

11 good deeds done automatically in the last 24 hours · 80 this week · every one with a receipt

Want to add one more? Press the button and the engine does a deed for you.

LATEST DEEDS · EACH WITH A RECEIPT
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NYC's mood right now, from the news and public posts: Hopeful (+0.1) · the borough map and the live log are below
The engine is always evolving, so facts, figures and explanations on this site can fall out of date. Spot one? Send us a fix.
SIGNAL INTAKE —
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LEAVE A SIGNAL TODAY'S SUGGESTIONS
DAILY VIBE SHIFT · HOW NYC IS FEELING TODAY
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reading the city…
HOW EACH BOROUGH FEELS RIGHT NOW

Each borough is colored by its mood right now, read from its local news and from what people post in public. When a big event swings the mood, the borough flashes a loud color. Tap a borough to see its headlines, what people asked the city to fix, and ways to help there.

LiftedHopefulEvenWeighed downRawFlashing = a surge
200%DRAG TO MOVE THE MAP
NEW JERSEYATLANTICMANHATTAN—— NEWS STORIES— CALLS TO 311— WAYS TO HELPBROOKLYN—— NEWS STORIES— CALLS TO 311— WAYS TO HELPQUEENS—— NEWS STORIES— CALLS TO 311— WAYS TO HELPBRONX—— NEWS STORIES— CALLS TO 311— WAYS TO HELPSTATEN ISLAND—— NEWS STORIES— CALLS TO 311— WAYS TO HELPN ↑
TODAY'S HEADLINES, ONE AT A TIME · DOTS MARK BOROUGHS, NOT EXACT ADDRESSES
Waiting for local news…Explore the community board →
Manhattan: the full pictureNEWS · CITY REQUESTS · WAYS TO HELP
Waiting for borough data…
Color = mood of the local news · a pulse marks the headline shown
ENGINE LOG —
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It answers from a fixed list first; anything else goes to a language model that reads only the engine's public record and can neither act nor send. If you are in trouble it points you to real people first.
AURA ENGINE · reading the city…